Women Clothing

Everything You Need To Know About Zari Fabric!

Zari is the fabric that joins metal thread with silk, organza, net and tissue, and this article explains how zari fabric turns gold and silver colour into sarees, lehengas, dupattas and formal shir...

What Is Lawn Fabric? Types, History, Properties & Uses

Lawn is a fine, lightweight plain weave, and lawn fabric means smooth, high-thread-count cotton (or silk lawn) made for hot weather suits, shirts and dresses. I start from its story from Laon linen...

What Is Karandi Fabric? Types, History, Properties & Uses

Karandi is a winter-focused fabric with a medium, slightly slubby body, and Karandi fabric means cotton-rich cloth sometimes mixed with viscose, silk or a touch of wool for extra warmth. I explain ...

What Is Semi Organza Fabric? Types, History, Properties, Uses

Semi organza is a sheer, lightweight cousin of organza, and semi organza fabric means that plain-weave cloth softened so it feels more breathable and easier to drape than very stiff organza. I ex...

What Is Velvet Fabric? Types, History, Properties & Uses

Velvet is a woven pile fabric with a soft, raised surface, and velvet fabric means any cloth where a dense pile stands on a ground weave in silk, cotton, rayon, polyester or blends. I explain key...

What Is Raw Silk Fabric? Types, History, Properties, Uses In Clothes

Raw silk is a natural protein fibre cloth woven from silk filaments that keep more of their gum, so raw silk fabric feels drier and holds more body than smooth satin weaves. I explain what raw silk...

What Is Tussar Silk Fabric? Types, History, Properties, Uses In Clothes

Tussar silk is a wild silk fibre from forest silkworms, and tussar silk fabric is the textured, golden cloth woven from those yarns for sarees, suits and kaftans. I explain how tussar fits inside t...

What Is Crepe Fabric? Types, History, Properties, Uses In Clothes

Crepe is a textured fabric with a crinkled or pebbled surface, and crepe fabric is the woven or knitted cloth made from high-twist yarns in silk, wool, viscose, polyester and blends. I explain the ...

What Is Chiffon Fabric? Types, History, Properties, Uses In Clothes

Chiffon is a very light, sheer fabric made from high-twist yarns in silk, polyester and other fibres, and chiffon fabric means that yarn woven into a fine plain-weave cloth. I explain what chiffon...

What Is Linen Fabric? Types, History, Properties, Uses In Clothes

Linen is a natural bast fiber from flax and linen fabric is the woven cloth made from spun flax yarns. I explain how the linen crop moves from European flax fields into the linen industry, how soft...